Long-Term Support (LTS)
Designed for products with lifecycles measured in decades. Minimize requalification effort, reduce maintenance and change-management risk, and stay ready for CRA.
Confident maintenance for long-life products
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IAR Long-Term Support (LTS) Services helps organizations maintain a stable and validated IAR development environment throughout the lifecycle of embedded products.
Designed for long-lifecycle and safety-critical applications, LTS reduces maintenance risk, minimizes requalification effort, and helps teams support deployed products with confidence throughout their operational lifetime. IAR LTS Services gives you:
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A fixed and validated toolchain version for long-term maintenance
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Validated Service Pack Releases focused on stability and reliability
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Access to priority technical support
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Reduced requalification and recertification effort
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Predictable change management for regulated industries
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Regular visibility into known issues and fixes
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Maintenance Licenses enable long-term maintenance of deployed products throughout their operational lifetime
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Access to the IAR customer portal MyPages
Whether supporting certified systems, safety-critical applications, or long-life industrial products, LTS Services helps organizations maintain stability, reduce lifecycle risk, and support products with confidence throughout their operational lifetime.
Why teams choose IAR LTS Services
LTS Services preserves access to essential safety documentation and deliverables, helping organizations maintain compliance and support certification activities throughout the lifetime of the product.
Fixed-version stability
Maintain a specific, validated toolchain version throughout the lifecycle of your product. Avoid unnecessary disruption, revalidation effort, and the risks associated with frequent tool upgrades.
Validated Service Pack Releases
Receive carefully reviewed Validated Service Pack Releases with selected corrections and improvements that help maintain quality, reliability, and platform stability.
Priority technical support
Access IAR technical experts for assistance with development and maintenance activities, helping your team resolve issues quickly and keep projects on track.
Long-term maintenance capabilities
Support long-life products with stable, predictable maintenance and controlled change management while minimizing disruption and requalification effort.
LTS Services is a renewable long-term support agreement, available in 5- and 10-year terms, that includes:
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Validated Service Pack Releases
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Regular Known Problem Reports
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Prioritized technical support
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Root-cause investigation and issue analysis
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Maintenance Licenses provide the rights needed to maintain deployed products for up to 20 years
For product versions where Validated Service Pack Releases cannot be provided, IAR offers Limited LTS, a renewable long-term support agreement that includes:
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Regular Known Problem Reports
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Prioritized technical support
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Maintenance Licenses provide the rights needed to maintain deployed products for up to 20 years
Cybersecurity and CRA readiness
Maintain a stable and validated development environment for software maintenance, security updates, and traceability. LTS helps organizations support ongoing cybersecurity obligations and CRA-related lifecycle requirements.
Improved visibility and risk management
Benefit from regular information on known issues and their potential impact, enabling informed planning and proactive decision-making.
Designed for long-lifecycle applications
LTS is ideal for organizations developing products that demand long-term stability, predictable maintenance, and controlled change management, including:
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Industrial automation
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Automotive systems
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Medical devices
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Aerospace and defense
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Energy and infrastructure
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Safety-critical embedded applications
Functional Safety support
For Functional Safety editions, LTS provides continued access to relevant safety documentation and deliverables, helping support compliance and certification activities throughout the product lifecycle.
Key benefits
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Preserve a validated development environment
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Minimize requalification and recertification effort
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Receive Validated Service Pack Releases
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Access to priority technical support
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Reduce lifecycle risk and maintenance costs
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Support products with operational lifetimes measured in years or decades
Keep your development environment stable, supported, and maintainable throughout the lifetime of your product with IAR Long-Term Support.
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